“We are investigating all the links,” he said, AFP reported. “We know that they were not going to be used in Turkey -- most probably outside our borders but we don’t know where.”

The governor also told NTV television that several people had been detained in connection with the arms deal. He did not provide a specific number, according to AFP.

The AFP report added that the private Turkish Dogan news agency reported that in addition to warheads, the authorities also seized various weapons including rockets and bombs.

Turkey cut off all relations with the Syria's government when Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime brutally cracked down on peaceful protesters in 2011. The Turkish government have publicly pledged support for the opposition fighting against Assad.